Community Arts Access Project

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,249
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Pequot Lakes Community Education
Recipient Type
K-12 Education
Status
Completed
Start Date
December 2015
End Date
February 2016
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Crow Wing
Crow Wing
Project Overview
Community Arts Access Project
Project Details
Pequot Lakes Community Theatre production of “Cheaper by the Dozen”
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mary Schmidt: Arts educator and dancer; Terry Verkuilen: Visual artist and community arts leader; Laura Hansen: Literary artist and community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 20 yearsÆ experience in arts administration.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Laura Busch: community theatre activist; Pat Dullum: retired music teacher and community theatre activist; Peg Churchwell: graphic designer and artistic community leader; Don Hoffman: photographer, active in men's chorus and community theatre; Fred Rogers: community theatre activist; Lauren Nickisch: retired music teacher, community arts leader; Mary Schmidt: Arts educator and dancer; Terry Verkuilen: Visual artist and community arts leader; Laura Hansen: Literary artist and community arts leader; Mark Turner: Five Wings Arts Council Staff with over 20 yearsÆ experience in arts administration.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,249
Other Funds Leveraged
$7,760
Direct expenses
$10,009
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Provide the opportunity for 2 apprentices from past productions to participate in our production team. Involve 25 community members in this production as inter-generational actors and production personnel. Provide a high quality artistic/cultural experience for 600 audience members over six performances ending February 28th, 2016. Evaluation of this Pequot Lakes Community Theatre/Greater Lakes Area Performing Arts production by the Greater Lakes Area Performing Arts board to help determine future planning and growth directions of the organization. Production Team personnel will include two apprentices. Production Team personnel will complete pre and post-production forms evaluating the development of theatrical skills. The number of audience members and audience verbal or written responses on the quality of the production will be reported by to the board. Greater Lakes Area Performing Arts board members will evaluate the quality of the production and determine the impact on future plans of the board.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Successful community theater production which brought an inter-generational mix to the experience. Increased participation by 15% audience participation met expectations.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Julie
Last Name
Despot
Organization Name
Pequot Lakes Community Education
Street Address
30805 Olson St
City
Pequot Lakes
State
MN
Zip Code
56472
Phone
(218) 568-9200
Email
jdespot@isd186.org
Administered By
Administered by
Location

Griggs Midway Building, Suite 304,
540 Fairview Avenue North,
St. Paul, MN 55104

Phone
(651) 539-2650 or toll-free (800) 866-2787
Email the Agency
Location

PO Box 118 - 121 4th St. NE
Staples, MN 56479

Phone
Project Manager: Miranda Lape
Phone: 218-895-5660
Email the Agency